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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Inscription on stone wall of memorial.

Memorial Wall

A quote from Navy Adm. Chester W. Nimitz is inscribed on the wall of the National World War II Memorial in Washington. Nimitz was the theater commander during the battle of Iwo Jima.

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